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Recent Examples of microbicide
The research involved whether a vaginal microbicide was useful against AIDS, which was rampant in South Africa.
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Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020
Another ingredient, the microbicide nonoxynol-9, has also been found to disrupt the balance of vaginal flora.
—Sofia Barrett-Ibarria, Allure, 21 Sep. 2018
Today, other types of microbicides are being developed such as a vaginal ring that emits a very different anti-HIV drug.
—Washington Post, 1 June 2017
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020
Another ingredient, the microbicide nonoxynol-9, has also been found to disrupt the balance of vaginal flora.
—Sofia Barrett-Ibarria, Allure, 21 Sep. 2018
Today, other types of microbicides are being developed such as a vaginal ring that emits a very different anti-HIV drug.
—Washington Post, 1 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microbicide
Noun
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Using pesticides on a lawn and rototilling flower or vegetable beds could reduce ant populations.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
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The overall health risks of organic milk are minimal, especially compared to the potential impact of growth hormones and pesticides used to produce non-organic milk.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
20 Jan. 2025
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Use either a horticultural oil or systemic insecticide if these insects are noted, following label instructions.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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Monarch butterflies face loss and degradation of habitat, exposure to insecticides and the effects of climate change.—
Karl Schneider,
The Indianapolis Star,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The American Kennel Club advises to thoroughly wash the strawberries to remove any pesticides or herbicides.—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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Healthy soil has microorganisms and fungi that help plants grow and thrive but using herbicides has the opposite effect.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2024
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Try pruning out the dead back into green stems and then spraying the plants with a systemic fungicide following label instructions.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2025
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To raise healthy plants, conventional horticulture banked on the intensive use of chemicals such as fungicides to ward off all kinds of diseases.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Oct. 2024
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“Microbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microbicide. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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